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U.S. says presidential elections in South Ossetia illegitimate
Presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva at a polling station
© RIA Novosti. Mihail MokrushinPresidential candidate Anatoly Bibilov casts his vote with his family at a polling station
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Washington refuses to recognize S.Ossetian elections
10:10 02/06/2009
Washington said it would not recognize last weekend's parliamentary polls in the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
Unity Party leads parliamentary elections in South Ossetia
09:13 01/06/2009
South Ossetia's ruling Unity Party has garnered 44.58% of the vote in parliamentary elections according to initial figures, the former Georgian republic's top election body said on Monday.
South Ossetia goes to polls to elect new parliament
11:52 31/05/2009
South Ossetia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, with four parties competing for seats in the republic's legislature.
More than 70 observers to monitor South Ossetia elections
15:10 30/05/2009
More than 70 observers will monitor voting during Sunday's parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, the former Georgian republic's foreign minister said on Saturday.
South Ossetia follows Abkhazia out of Geneva talks
21:54 18/05/2009
South Ossetia has joined Abkhazia in pulling out of the fifth round of Geneva talks on security in the Caucasus, the head of the South Ossetian delegation said Monday.
Kremlin chief of staff pledges aid for S. Ossetia, even military
17:58 14/05/2009
Russia will continue to assist South Ossetia in all areas, including military assistance if required, the chief of the Russian presidential administration said Thursday.
Russian guards take up duties on Abkhaz, S. Ossetia borders
19:22 02/05/2009South Ossetia accuses OSCE of 'provocation' in border trespass
15:57 22/04/2009The Russian-backed former Georgian republic of South Ossetia accused the OSCE on Wednesday of trying to provoke tensions, following an alleged border violation by observers from the Vienna-based group.

South Ossetia: Olympic champion Alina Kabayeva founds sports palace in Tskhinvali
18:39 06/04/2009Russian State Duma member, Olympic champion Alina Kabayeva has laid the cornerstone of a new children’s sports complex in Tskhinvali, which is planned to open in two years.

War in South Ossetia did not affect the relations between Georgians and Russians
20:00 30/03/2009War is a politician’s domain, People’s Artist of Georgia Vakhtang Kikabidze argues. All efforts of the mighty of this world to deteriorate the relations between ordinary people prove to be in vain.

PACE invites Abkhazia, S. Ossetia to attend Strasbourg session
19:07 30/03/2009The head of PACE invited representatives from Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Monday to attend the assembly's next session in Strasbourg aimed at restoring dialogue between Russia and Georgia.

Russian TV to show action movie about South Ossetia war
17:32 24/03/2009The first film about last August's war between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia is to be broadcast on Russian television at primetime on Sunday.

Russia stands firm on sovereignty of Abkhazia, South Ossetia
18:20 19/03/2009Russia will not back away from its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in order to begin a dialogue on relations with Georgia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Russia signs financial aid deals with Abkhazia, South Ossetia
12:58 17/03/2009Russia on Tuesday signed agreements with Abkhazia and South Ossetia on giving the republics financial aid in socio-economic development and balancing their budgets.

Russia to grant $150 mln in aid to Abkhazia, South Ossetia
18:32 16/03/2009Russia will provide 2.36 billion rubles ($70 million) in financial assistance to Abkhazia and 2.8 billion rubles ($80 million) to South Ossetia from the federal budget, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.

South Ossetia dismisses Georgian claim of abducted OSCE monitors
12:35 10/02/2009The South Ossetian Interior Ministry dismissed on Tuesday Georgian accusations that two OSCE monitors were abducted on Tuesday in the breakaway republic.

Georgia resumes gas supplies to S. Ossetia - government source
18:09 24/01/2009Georgia has resumed Russian gas transits to South Ossetia suspended before a five-day war between Moscow and Tbilisi in August, a source in the South Ossetian government told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

Moscow worried by Georgian buildup near South Ossetia, Abkhazia
19:06 23/01/2009The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday Georgia's expanding military presence on the borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia continued to be a matter for grave concern.

Tim Whewell wins Golden Word prize for film about conflict in South Ossetia.
19:37 05/12/2008British journalist Tim Whewell won the Mediasoyuz association’s Golden Word prize for a film that changed Europe’s view on the war in South Ossetia.

Shooting on the border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Was it real?
19:42 24/11/2008Presidents Mikheil Saakashvili and Lech Kaczynski came under fire on the border between Georgia and South Ossetia and immediately blamed Russia. Russia’s Foreign Ministry described the incident as a “clumsy provocation.”

South Ossetia says EU observers are incompetent
16:23 14/11/2008EU observers have failed their duties, Dmitry Medoyev, plenipotentiary envoy of the South Ossetian president, said during a RIA Novosti videoconference.

Minibus blast in North Ossetia's capital
09:30 07/11/2008As many as 11 people were killed and 43 were injured on Thursday in an explosion at a bus stop in the center of the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of North Ossetia.

South Ossetia war exhibition in Moscow
20:26 30/10/2008RIA Novosti’s reporters and photographers recorded the South Ossetian people’s tragedy from the very first hours of the Georgia-Ossetia conflict. The Habitat exhibit is a candid testimony of the horrors of war.

RIA Novosti photo exhibition on the war in South Ossetia in Moscow
10:18 30/10/2008A RIA Novosti photo exhibition, describing the five-day August war between Georgia and South Ossetia in photos, opened in Moscow on October 29 at the State Central Museum of Modern History of Russia.

The State Duma ratifies friendship treaties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia
19:56 29/10/2008Friendship and cooperation treaties have legalized military support for the independent republics, which means in effect that any further military aggression by Georgia will not be allowed.

South Ossetia: 5-day war as seen by RIA Novosti photographers
11:49 28/10/2008RIA Novosti correspondents were in the war zone from the first day of the conflict. A selection of their photographs will be presented in a special exhibition «Human environment».

SAMs used against Russia's strike aircraft in South Ossetia
20:08 21/10/2008Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot ground-attack jets hit by surface-to-air missiles during the war in South Ossetia are under repair at the aircraft maintenance and repair facility. Experts say that the damages clearly indicate the use of an air defense missile system against Russian aircraft.

South Ossetia celebrates independence day with parade
10:30 22/09/2008South Ossetia celebrated its independence day with a military parade driving Georgian jeeps and tanks, seized during last month's conflict, on a central square of the regional capital Tskhinvali.

UN declares Georgia's invasion of South Ossetia violation of UN Charter
20:04 17/09/2008It’s the first time the UN has spoken in favor of Russia’s actions during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, the president of the 63d session of the United Nations General Assembly, noted that Georgia’s actions ran counter to the organization’s Charter.

Russia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia sign cooperation deal
20:02 17/09/2008The agreements Russia signed with Abkhazia and South Ossetia stipulate important cooperation issues and regulate Russia’s military presence in the republics.

EU monitors to replace Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia and Abkhazia
20:49 09/09/2008The EU will guarantee the non-use of force in the region, according to a document adopted yesterday between Russia and the European Union. Russia must pull out all its troops from Georgia before October 15.

Restoring South Ossetia
19:39 05/09/2008The water supply system is back in operation in Tskhinvali. There is now electricity in the town too.

Nicaragua recognizes Abkhazia, South Ossetia
18:23 04/09/2008Nicaragua has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, with President Daniel Ortega supporting Russian actions and criticizing NATO.

South Ossetia recovering after the war
11:37 03/09/2008The first café has opened in Tskhinvali. When people find the time for a quiet chat, it means life is getting back to normal.

UN Security Council discusses Russia’s recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s independence
17:51 29/08/2008At the first session after Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the sides engaged in heated debates during which they openly criticized each other. They failed to come to terms, and did not adopt any resolutions.

The West censures Russia for its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
19:36 27/08/2008Yesterday Dmitry Medvedev announced Russia’s recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia calling on other states to follow Moscow. But the West lashed out at Russia instead.

South Ossetia, Abkhazia hail Russian parliament’s decision
19:25 26/08/2008The Russian parliament has decided to ask the president to recognize the two self proclaimed republics as independent states. Residents of Sukhumi and Tskhinvali welcomed the news.

Vostok battalion in South Ossetia
13:31 19/08/2008Two companies of Zapad and Vostok battalions permanently deployed in Chechnya, have been sent to South Ossetia as reinforcements for the peacekepeers.

Situation in South Ossetia
14:39 18/08/2008The presence of Russian peacekeepers at strategic sites does not go beyond the Medvedev-Sarkozy plan, according to a clause dealing with “special security measures.”

Fighting in South Ossetia
10:23 11/08/2008“Tskhinvali is almost completely demolished, there is no water or electricity, every hospital has been ruined, pre-schools have burnt down and a lot of children were killed,” said Vladimir Boldyrev, the commander of the Russian Ground Forces.

South Ossetia independence vote
11:17 13/11/2006Voters of South Ossetia went to the polls in a referendum on independence on November 12, 2006

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RIA Novosti photo exhibition on the war in South Ossetia in Moscow
10:18 30/10/2008A RIA Novosti photo exhibition, describing the five-day August war between Georgia and South Ossetia in photos, opened in Moscow on October 29 at the State Central Museum of Modern History of Russia.

South Ossetia celebrates independence day with parade
10:30 22/09/2008South Ossetia celebrated its independence day with a military parade driving Georgian jeeps and tanks, seized during last month's conflict, on a central square of the regional capital Tskhinvali.

South Ossetia recovering after the war
11:37 03/09/2008The first café has opened in Tskhinvali. When people find the time for a quiet chat, it means life is getting back to normal.

Vostok battalion in South Ossetia
13:31 19/08/2008Two companies of Zapad and Vostok battalions permanently deployed in Chechnya, have been sent to South Ossetia as reinforcements for the peacekepeers.

Situation in South Ossetia
14:39 18/08/2008The presence of Russian peacekeepers at strategic sites does not go beyond the Medvedev-Sarkozy plan, according to a clause dealing with “special security measures.”

Fighting in South Ossetia
10:23 11/08/2008“Tskhinvali is almost completely demolished, there is no water or electricity, every hospital has been ruined, pre-schools have burnt down and a lot of children were killed,” said Vladimir Boldyrev, the commander of the Russian Ground Forces.

South Ossetia independence vote
11:17 13/11/2006Voters of South Ossetia went to the polls in a referendum on independence on November 12, 2006

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South Ossetia: Olympic champion Alina Kabayeva founds sports palace in Tskhinvali
18:39 06/04/2009Russian State Duma member, Olympic champion Alina Kabayeva has laid the cornerstone of a new children’s sports complex in Tskhinvali, which is planned to open in two years.

War in South Ossetia did not affect the relations between Georgians and Russians
20:00 30/03/2009War is a politician’s domain, People’s Artist of Georgia Vakhtang Kikabidze argues. All efforts of the mighty of this world to deteriorate the relations between ordinary people prove to be in vain.

Tim Whewell wins Golden Word prize for film about conflict in South Ossetia.
19:37 05/12/2008British journalist Tim Whewell won the Mediasoyuz association’s Golden Word prize for a film that changed Europe’s view on the war in South Ossetia.

Shooting on the border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Was it real?
19:42 24/11/2008Presidents Mikheil Saakashvili and Lech Kaczynski came under fire on the border between Georgia and South Ossetia and immediately blamed Russia. Russia’s Foreign Ministry described the incident as a “clumsy provocation.”

South Ossetia says EU observers are incompetent
16:23 14/11/2008EU observers have failed their duties, Dmitry Medoyev, plenipotentiary envoy of the South Ossetian president, said during a RIA Novosti videoconference.

Minibus blast in North Ossetia's capital
09:30 07/11/2008As many as 11 people were killed and 43 were injured on Thursday in an explosion at a bus stop in the center of the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of North Ossetia.

South Ossetia war exhibition in Moscow
20:26 30/10/2008RIA Novosti’s reporters and photographers recorded the South Ossetian people’s tragedy from the very first hours of the Georgia-Ossetia conflict. The Habitat exhibit is a candid testimony of the horrors of war.

The State Duma ratifies friendship treaties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia
19:56 29/10/2008Friendship and cooperation treaties have legalized military support for the independent republics, which means in effect that any further military aggression by Georgia will not be allowed.

South Ossetia: 5-day war as seen by RIA Novosti photographers
11:49 28/10/2008RIA Novosti correspondents were in the war zone from the first day of the conflict. A selection of their photographs will be presented in a special exhibition «Human environment».

SAMs used against Russia's strike aircraft in South Ossetia
20:08 21/10/2008Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot ground-attack jets hit by surface-to-air missiles during the war in South Ossetia are under repair at the aircraft maintenance and repair facility. Experts say that the damages clearly indicate the use of an air defense missile system against Russian aircraft.

UN declares Georgia's invasion of South Ossetia violation of UN Charter
20:04 17/09/2008It’s the first time the UN has spoken in favor of Russia’s actions during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, the president of the 63d session of the United Nations General Assembly, noted that Georgia’s actions ran counter to the organization’s Charter.

Russia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia sign cooperation deal
20:02 17/09/2008The agreements Russia signed with Abkhazia and South Ossetia stipulate important cooperation issues and regulate Russia’s military presence in the republics.

EU monitors to replace Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia and Abkhazia
20:49 09/09/2008The EU will guarantee the non-use of force in the region, according to a document adopted yesterday between Russia and the European Union. Russia must pull out all its troops from Georgia before October 15.

Restoring South Ossetia
19:39 05/09/2008The water supply system is back in operation in Tskhinvali. There is now electricity in the town too.

Nicaragua recognizes Abkhazia, South Ossetia
18:23 04/09/2008Nicaragua has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, with President Daniel Ortega supporting Russian actions and criticizing NATO.

UN Security Council discusses Russia’s recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s independence
17:51 29/08/2008At the first session after Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the sides engaged in heated debates during which they openly criticized each other. They failed to come to terms, and did not adopt any resolutions.

The West censures Russia for its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
19:36 27/08/2008Yesterday Dmitry Medvedev announced Russia’s recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia calling on other states to follow Moscow. But the West lashed out at Russia instead.

South Ossetia, Abkhazia hail Russian parliament’s decision
19:25 26/08/2008The Russian parliament has decided to ask the president to recognize the two self proclaimed republics as independent states. Residents of Sukhumi and Tskhinvali welcomed the news.

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